Joseph John ADAMEK

7 MAR 1924 - 16 SEP 2008

• BIRTH: 7 MAR 1924, South Bend, IN
• DEATH: 16 SEP 2008, South Bend, IN

1.  Michael J. ADAMEK

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[N19780] Joseph John Adamek

Birth 7 Mar 1924
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN

Death 16 Sep 2008 (aged 84)
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN

Burial
Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park
Granger, St. Joseph County, IN
Memorial ID 29900739

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JOSEPH J. ADAMEK
Mar. 7, 1924 - Sept. 16, 2008
SOUTH BEND - Joseph John Adamek, 84, of South Bend died Tuesday, September 16 in Memorial Hospital. Joseph was born March 7, 1924, in South Bend to Michael and Marcella (Strzelecka) Adamek who preceded him death along with a sister, Theresa. He was married September 1, 1958, to Charlotte Mae Henkels. She preceded him in
death on May 3, 1992. Joseph attended South Bend Central High School, was an Army Sergeant during World War II, worked at Studebaker Corp, for 23 years and AM General for 22 years. He was a pillar in the community, and an usher at Little Flower Church for 25 years. Surviving are three sons, Rene La'Chere' of Port Orange, FL, Michael (Susan) and Frank of South Bend; five grandchildren; a great-grandson; and two sisters, Martha and Clementine.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday Sept. 20 in Little Flower Catholic Church, 54191 N. Ironwood, South Bend, IN 46635. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and 9
a.m. Saturday until services in Little Flower Church. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger. Memorials may be made to the church. The HICKEY Funeral Home, 17131 Cleveland Road is in charge of arrangements. Published in the South Bend Tribune on 9/19/2008